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What is the ANTrepreneur Center?
With a mission to help UCI students explore the process of entrepreneurship, the UCI ANTrepreneur Center serves as a hub where student entrepreneurs, or “ANTrepreneurs,” can develop the skills necessary to start, operate, or grow their own businesses. Since its establishment in 2014, the ANTrepreneur Center has offered access to resources, events, programs, and services to foster innovative thinking and an entrepreneurial spirit in UCI’s student body.
Come to our events or just walk in to say hi!
Experience Entrepreneurship
The ANTrepreneur Center exists to serve as the home for all UCI ANTrepreneurs. It’s a safe place to bring ideas, meet other students who want to launch their own startups, find funding, connect with mentors, and learn from experts on how to navigate starting and growing a business.
One-on-One Support
With one-on-one consultation sessions, the ANTrepreneur Center is especially equipped for helping undergraduates startups. Whether you need help coming up with an idea, or taking your idea to the next level, meeting with our Venture Consultants is the perfect way to start.
The $ide Hustle Challenge
Discover how the $ide Hustle Challenge is turning student side hustles into serious business ventures. Through expert-led workshops, dedicated mentoring, and a final marketplace event, UCI students will be equipped to transform their innovative ideas into tomorrow’s leading brands.
Check out our latest blogs, interviews, and announcemtns.
Soc sci shoutout: Kyle Sanders, ’23 business economics
Explore Kyle Sanders’ journey from UC Irvine graduate to entrepreneur, as he launches Eatery, a groundbreaking food discovery app. Drawing from his experiences at his family’s Indonesian restaurant and his business economics studies, Sanders is poised to redefine healthy, budget-friendly dining with his innovative startup.
UCI ANTrepreneur Center Announces Collaboration with the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences
Discover UCI ANTrepreneur Center’s exciting new technology sponsorship for the AI Innovation Challenge. This initiative bridges the gap between academic rigor and practical application, enabling participants to collaborate with ICS Capstone students and harness their technical expertise to transform innovative AI ideas into tangible solutions.
UCI ANTrepreneur Center and Y Combinator Join Forces to Empower Next-Gen Entrepreneurs
The article discusses a collaborative effort between the ANTrepreneur Center at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) and Y Combinator, a renowned startup accelerator, to offer an innovative for-credit course named “Anteater to ANTrepreneur.” This course integrates Y Combinator’s Startup School curriculum and aims to blend UC Irvine’s academic rigor with practical business insights.
Where is the ANTrepreneur Center?
We are located in the Banning House, next to Undergraduate Undeclared and Disability Services